Court of Appeal rules CASL is constitutional and releases decision on the making available right

The Federal Court of Appeal released two important decisions earlier today. First, in the Compufinder decision, it ruled that Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL) is constitutional. More specifically, if found that CASL does not violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms right to freedom of expression. It also found that the law was intra vires within federal jurisdiction.
The finding that CASL dd not violated the Charter is a surprising oneĀ to anyone who understands its scope and impacts on commercial speech.…